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J. FRIEDMAN.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG-l3. 19H.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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J. FRIEDMAN.

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APPLICATION HLED Aue.13. 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTQE.

JOZEF FRIEDMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GREENPOIN'I METALLIC BED COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A FIRM COMPOSED OF DAVID FRANK AND WILLIAM LIES, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND JOHN TROUNSTINE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent. at t S t, 1

Application filed August 13, 1914. Serial No. 856,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Joznr FRIEDMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribs, of which the following is a specification.

The invention pertains more particularly to metal beds or cribs for the use of babies or small children, and the object of the invention is to produce a bed or crib of the character referred to having tall sides and ends surrounding the spring, with one of said sides vertically slidable so that it may be lowered to permit a nurse to conveniently reach the child and thereafter slid upwardly to its operative position.

My invention, therefore, resides in the construction hereinafter described and claimed comprising a bed or crib having a vertically slidable side and locking means for holding said side in its upper position and capable of being conveniently moved to inoperative position to permit said side to slide downwardly.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a crib embodying my invention, the side of the crib shown being the side which comprises all of the features of the invention and the vertically slidable side being illustrated in its upper operative position by solid lines and in its lower position by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section, partly broken away, through a portion of the bed,

on the dotted line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on a larger scale and partly broken away through a portion of the bed taken on the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section, partly broken away, through a portion of the bed taken on the dotted line l& of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a side elevation on a larger scale and partly broken away of a portion of the operating mechanism for the slidable side of the bed; Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through a portion of one end frame of the bed or crib, a portion of the slidable side being shown and the section being on the dotted line 6-6 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is a horizontal section througha portion of the bed taken on the dotted line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 10 designates the two end frames outlining the head and foot members of the bed, these frames being of metal and in their vertical portions constitute what may, for convenience, be termed the corner posts of the bed. The corner posts are connected at the ends of the bed by suitable rods, of varied arrangement, to form head and foot frames of attractive character, and said posts are also provided with sockets 11 of usual construction to interlock with castings 12 secured on the ends of the side bars 13 of the frame supporting the usual spring mattress upon which the bedding is placed. The side bars 13 and end bars 16 for the spring mattress 15 are usually formed of angle iron.

The vertical slidable side of the crib is indicated by the numeral 17 and consists of upper and lower horizontal rods 18 and vertical rods 19, 20, which extend between and connect said rods 18 and therewith form a rectangular vertical frame adapted to be used as a side for the crib. The rods 20 differ from the rods 19 ,only in extending below the lower rod 18 and having their lower ends bent inwardly to form latch bar members 21. The side 17 is secured at its ends upon rods 2:2 which are stationary and upon which the frame or side 17 may have a vertical sliding movement. The ends of the rods 18 are apertured to pass upon and thereafter be capable of having a sliding movement on the rods 22.

The rods 22, one being at each end of the bed, one parallel with and adjacent to the corner posts and stand outwardly a limited distance from the vertical plane of the adjacent side 13 of the spring mattress frame. The rods 22' are held at their upper and lower ends in metal ears 23 which are apertured to receive the ends of said rods and rigidly secured to the corner posts in chills or castings 2 1. The upper ends of the rods 22 are formed with heads 25 which by engaging the upper surface of the upper ears 23 suspend the rods 22 in position. On the lower ends of the rods 22 are applied ordinary washers 26, these washers being close against the lower surface of the lower cars 23 and therefore aiding in securing the rods 22 inrigid position.

The space between the upper and lower ears 23 defines the limit of movement of the movable side 17, and preferably I will provide upon the upper surface of the lower ears 23 coiled springs 27 to receive theends of the lower rod 18 when the side 17 is lowered to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The springs 27 will cushion the blow of the ends of the lower rod 18 should the side 17 be lowered somewhat suddenly or permitted to descend of its own weight. lVhen the side 17 is in its upper position, the ends of the upper rod 18 will be adjacent to the lower surface of the upper ears 23, said ears serving as stops to arrest the side 17 on its upward movement.

The means for locking the side 17 in its upper position and at the same time supporting the said side, comprise two pivoted dogs 28, which correspond with each other and are connected together by the link 29, so

that said dogs shall have corresponding,

movement. The dogs or supports 28 are secured by pivots 30 to the inner side of the side bar 13 and have cam surfaces 31 and upwardly opening recesses The dogs or supports 28 cooperate with the latch bars 21 formed on the lower ends of the vertical rods 20, and, as will be readily understood from an inspection of the drawings, the dogs or supports 28 engage the latch bars 21 at the recesses 32 in said dogs and support the side in its upper position, the weight of the side 17 being unable to automatically move said dogs to an inoperative position or to free the latch bars 21 therefrom. I provide a cam bar, operable by pressure of the foot thereon, for freeing the dogs or supports 28 from the latch bars 21, said cam bar being numbered 33 and connected with a frame 34 which is secured to the side rail of the bed by a pivot 35. The bar 33- has a laterally turned foot-piece 36 at its lower end, and at one side of its upper end said bar is formed with a cam surface 37 which projects laterally above a pin or roller 38 projecting outwardly from the central portion of the link 29. The frame 34 contains a spring 39, the latter being upon a pin 40 extending between the upper and lower ends of said frame 34. The back of the frame 34 is open and receives the inwardly bent upper end 41 of the cambar 33, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, said end 41 being apertured to guide on the pin 40. The outer extremity of the bent portion 41 of the cam bar 33 extends within a guide slot 42 in the frame 34. The back of the frame 34 is open to receive the upper portion of the cam bar 33 and permit said bar to have a vertical movement. The bar 33 is formed in its upper portion with a vertical. slot 43, and said frame 34 is formed on the rear end of its bottom with apin 44 which extends through said slot 43 and has thereon a washer 45 which projects laterally beyond the edges of the slot 43 and serves to maintain the due relation of the cam bar 33 with the frame 34. The bar 33 is adapted to have a Vertical movement imparted to it, this movement and causes thelink 29 to shift laterally, and- I this movement of the link 29 compels the dogs 28 to turn on their pivots 30 and ride from under the latch bars 21, thereby releas ing the side 17 of the crib and permitting said side to descend to the position in which said side is illustrated by dotted lines in Fig- 1, said side 17 then being supported upon the coiled springs 27. As soon as the pressure of the foot is released from the cam bar 33 the spring 39 immediately moves said bar upwardly to its initial position shown by solid lines in Fig. 1, and this has the Bf". fect of releasing the cam edge 37 of said bar from the roller 38 on the link 29, with the result that the dogs 28 and link 29' will automatically swing to their initial position, placing the cam edges 31 of said dogs'in the vertical plane of I the latch bars 21.. Thereafter, whenever desired, the side 17 may be slid upwardly on the rods 22 to its:

initial position, and when so moved upwardly the latch bars 21 thereof will be carried against the cam surfaces 31 of the dogs 28 and shift said dogs, with the link 29, laterally or to the position shown by.

dotted lines in Fig. 1, and thereupon after the latch bars 21 are carried above the horizontal plane of the cam surfaces 31 of the dogs 28, said dogs will be released fromthe pressure of said latch bars and swing back to their initial position shown by solid lines in Fig. 1, the recesses 32 of the dogs then passing below the latch bars 21 in position to permit the dogs to support the side 17 when released from the power which moved it upwardly.

In the employment of the crib, assuming.

that the side 17 is in its upper position shown in Fig. 1, the attendant will press downwardly on the foot portion 36 of the bar 33 to efiect the disengagement of the dogs 28 with the latch bars 21, and then release the bar 33 to be lifted by the spring 39 so that the dogs 28 may be permitted to swing laterally into the vertical plane of said latch bars then in their lower position.- VVhen the side 17 is lifted or elevated upwardly to its upper position the latch bars 21 by engaging the cam surfaces 31 of the dogs 28, turn said dogs laterally and pass above the lower portions thereof, at which time the dogs will swing back to their initial position below said latchbars; and then when the side 17 is released by the person who lifted it upwardly the latch bars will settle down upon the dogs 28 and the latter will support said side in its upper position.

The pivot 35 for the frame 3a which supports the cam bar 83 is preferably located at one side of the center thereof, as indicated in Fig. 1, so that when desired said cam bar may be swung laterally or toward the left (looking at Fig. 1') upwardly toward the side rail 13 of the bed for convenience in packing and shipping.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A crib having sides, side-rails and ends, means slidably mounting one of said sides to permit vertical movement thereof, means for engaging said slidable side when it is moved to its upper position for supporting the same in such position comprising pivoted dogs connected by a link and parts carried by said side in the path of said dogs adapted on the upward movement of said side to engage and move said'dogs and pass above the same, thereby allowing said dogs to swing below said parts, and means for releasing said dogs from said parts when the sideis to move downwardly comprising a vertically movable bar having a foot piece and a cam edge and a part connected with said link in the path of said cam edge for permitting said cam edge by engaging the same to move said dogs to inoperative position on the depression of said bar.

2. A crib having sides, side-rails and ends, means slidably mounting one of said sides to permit vertical movement thereof, means for engaging said slidable side when it is moved to its upper position for supporting the same in such position comprising pivoted dogs connected by a link and parts carried by said side in the path of said dogs adapted on the upward movement of said side to engage and move said dogs and pass above the same, thereby allowing said dogs to swing below said parts, means for releasing said dogs from said parts when the side is to move downwardly comprising a vertically movable bar having a foot piece and a cam edge and a part connected with said link in the path of said cam edge for permitting said cam edge by engaging the same to move said dogs to inoperative position on the depression of said bar, and a spring normally maintaining said bar in its upper position and said dogs in operative position.

3. A crib having sides, side-rails and ends, means slidably mounting one of said sides to permit vertical movement thereof, means for engaging said slidable side When it is moved to its upper position for supporting the same in such position comprising piv-' oted dogs connected by a link and parts carried by said side in the path of said dogs adapted on the upward movement of said side to engage and move said dogs and pass above the same, thereby allowing said dogs to swing below said parts, and means for releasing said dogs from said parts when the' side is to move downwardly comprising a vertically movable bar having a foot piece 11th day of August, A. D. 1914.

JOZEF FRIEDMAN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR MARION,

CHAS. C. GILL.

and a cam edge, a frame secured to the side copies of thin patent may be obtained {or five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

